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UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.

CARRIE EAS'ION, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAT-HA GER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,154, dated July 18, 1899. Application filed February 1, 1899. $eria1 No. 704,153. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARRIE EASTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Fran? cisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, 7 clear, and exact description of said invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it most nearly appertains to make, use, and practice the same. I I This invention relates to devices for suspending articles of clothing or the like, and more particularly to a device which provides means for hanging the hat or other light ar ticles in theaters and places of amusement where these articles are a source of annoyance after removal; and it consists in the novel arrangement and construction of the parts hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig; 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

The device is preferably constructed of wire of small gage and springy temper. The sections of rubber tubing. A A v are placed over the portions of the loop A which come in contact with the piece of furniture, such as the backs of opera-chairs, to prevent marring ofv the same, the portion A being strung onto the wire and confined in the bend of the same,

where it turns upon itself to form the curvature of the loop A. One of the free ends of the wire after the loop has been completed is given a turn around the other extension of the loop at A the portion A being extended therefrom and the end bent to form the keeper A for the sharpened end A of the hook A Just below the winding A the turn A is formed,into which the spring-clamp Bis hung.

This spring-clampconsists of a single piece of wire bent to form the spiral ring B,.en-.

gaging the smaller hanger A Extending from the portion B, crossed upon themselves, are the extensions 13 B ending in the flattened spiralities B B which are separated against the tension of the spiral B to insert the article to be suspended between the spirals B B where it is held till released in the proper manner.

In utilizing the device as thus described taking, for example,its use in the theater-the loop A is sprung over the back ofthe chair in-front, which it engages snugly by reason of its springy nature. .The portion from the rubber tubing A upward to the top of the loop is made perfectly straight, so as to lie as nearly flush as possible with the chair-back to avoid interference with the back of the occupant of the same. lVhen the device is thus in position, the hooks and clamps or the like attached to the loop A may be made use of to hold the hat or any other object for which they are suitable, avoiding the annoyance of holding these articles in the lap.

If it is desired to attach the device to an upholstered surface or portiere, the device may be inverted, the book A engaging the fabric and serving the purpose of the loop A.

While the form as shown in the drawings is preferred, it is obvious that various changes therein may be made without altering the spirit of this invention, such as increasing or decreasing the number of books, clamps, or other suspending means attached to the loop A. Further, while wire is the preferred material of construction sheet metal may be struck into forms approximately similar to those shown as constructed of wire.

It is the intention to manufacture these de As a new article of manufacture, a hanger.

for articles of apparel, or the like; consisting of spring-wire doubled and bent backward upon'itself to form a suspending-loop; one extension of the wire forming the said suspending-loop, being bent into the form of a hook and being also bent to produce an eye in the shank of said hook, the other extension of the Wire forming the suspending-100p being coiled around the shank of said hook; adjacent to the suspending-100p; the end of said extension being bent to act as a keeper for the sharpened end of said hook; a clamp suspended from said suspending-100p by engaging the eye formed in the shank of said hook, substantially as described. 10

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of January, 1899.

CARRIE EASTON. Witnesses:

WENDELL EASTON, BALDWIN VALE. 

